2012 Partners in Community Forestry Conference

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1 2012 Partners in Community Forestry Conference

2 Background Grant resources provided by USDA Forest Service Partnership among Missouri Department of Conservation, Kansas Forest Service, Davey Resource Group, USDA Forest Service, Heartland Tree Alliance, local governments MARC plays a unique role as regional leader and facilitator

3 Grant objectives Regional Forestry Assessment Regional Policy and Planning Framework Community education Adoption and implementation of framework goals and recommendations

4 Goals for today s presentation Review findings from the report Share regional/local processes to advance regional forestry policy, planning and management goals

5 Why is this issue timely? Overall quality of life Emerald Ash Borer ~ 6M trees affected Drought Energy prices Looming non-attainment for air quality Rising water utility rates Public demand for protecting green infrastructure and water quality

6 Stakeholder Participation Process Project oversight committee Technical advisory committee MARC committee review (air, water, energy, transportation) Public presentations Stakeholder involvement MARC Board review and adoption Implementation

7 Selected stakeholder comments It s like apple pie and motherhood Education is top priority (Dubrovnic) Funding! Take care of what we ve got Integration at project, program, policy levels Policy-level support is critical

8 GREATER KANSAS CITY REGIONAL FOREST 249,450,000 trees cover 18.6% of our region s land H A B C G F E D A. Platte B. Clay C. Ray D. Jackson E. Cass F. Johnson G. Wyandotte H. Leavenworth

9 Regional Assessment FEATURE Number of trees Tree cover Pollution removal Ozone removal Carbon storage Carbon sequestration Building energy reduction Total value per year MEASURE 249,450, % 37,000 tons/yr ($286M/yr) 23,040 tons/yr ($207M/yr) 19.9M tons ($411M) 1.0M tons/yr ($20.7M/yr) $14M/yr $320.7M/yr

10 Emerging issues Water and energy nexus Heat island abatement and air quality Energy conservation Green infrastructure conservation at the landscape, watershed and site scales Land use-transportation-environmental planning

11 From Pike 1998

12 Air Temperature Cooling Source: NASA: Bright red = 65 o C; Dark green / blue ~ 25 o C Increased air temperatures: o F Maximum: + 20 o F

13 Air Temperature and Power Use Source: Lawrence Berkeley Lab

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17 POLICY & PLANNING FRAMEWORK

18 Framework: Our Approach Raising the bar Regional integration Flexible local implementation

19 Overarching concepts Green infrastructure is an integral element of community infrastructure Builds upon long local history of commitment to trees in flexible ways

20 TREE CITY USA (2010) 34 Communities in the Greater Kansas City Region Blue Springs Bonner Springs DeSoto Fairway Gardner Gladstone Grain Valley Independence Kansas City, KS Kansas City, MO Lake Quivira Lansing Leavenworth Leawood Lee's Summit Lenexa Liberty Louisburg Merriam Mission Mission Hills North Kansas City Olathe Osawatomie Overland Park Paola Parkville Prairie Village Raytown Roeland Park Shawnee Spring Hill Westwood Westwood Hills

21 Framework: Regional Elements Regional canopy coverage goal Integration through Regional Plan for Sustainable Development Air and water quality Transportation Energy Land use Green infrastructure

22 A preliminary, aspirational regional canopy coverage goal 10% increase (28.6%) over 25 years Goals in other communities range from 25 40% Equivalent of approximately one tree/household every other year

23 Ecosystem benefits of 10% increase in canopy coverage over 25 years Adds $151M ecosystem services/year A total of $8B after 25 years Air Pollution Removal: 1.0 million tons ($7.8 billion) VOC Emissions: 3.1 million tons Carbon sequestration: 9.4 million tons ($194 million)

24 Number of trees/year needed to achieve 10% goal in 25 years Total: 4,590,000/year, assuming 90% come from natural regeneration, and a 4% mortality rate Leaving a need to planting ~ 460,000/year in: Transportation ROW (1/40 th of available land) Along streamways and parks (1/27 th of riparian area in MetroGreen corridors) Institutional landscapes (1/9 th of CAAP Plan longrange goal for native landscaping) Parking lots (1/64 th of land in region s parking lots)

25 Framework: Local Elements Practical, flexible implementation in 4 categories: Policy/planning Design Operations & maintenance Education/engagement

26 POLICY AND PLANNING FRAMEWORK STRATEGY REGIONAL ACTION (EXAMPLE) LOCAL ACTION (EXAMPLE) POLICY & PLANNING Plan Integration Adopt Tree Protection and Replacement Ordinances URBAN DESIGN MetroGreen Implement conservationfocused stormwater BMPs and sustainable site design OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE Workforce Development Create public private partnerships for tree care ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION Public Relations / Outreach Implement Regional Tree Fund; Support Heartland Tree Alliance

27 LOCAL CASE STUDIES:

28 SELECTED LOCAL CASE STUDIES City of Kansas City, MO Tree Replacement Policy City of Liberty, MO TreeLiberty City of Overland Park, KS Ordinances/Design Stds. City of Raymore, MO Tree Protection Plan Heartland Tree Alliance Education, Volunteers Johnson County, KS Biodiversity Policy

29 PROJECT PARTNERS

30 CONTACT: Tom Jacobs Mid-America Regional Council 816/